Standard ErrorsConsolidated leave plans: Access

Table 39. Standard errors for consolidated leave plans:1 Access, State and local governmentworkers, National Compensation Survey, March 2012

Characteristics

With consolidated leave plan

With no consolidated leave plan

Access

Paid days by length ofservice(Mean number of days)

Access

Paid vacation days bylength of service(Mean number of days)

1year

5years

10years

20years

1year

5years

10years

20years

All workers

0.9

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.6

0.9

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

1.1

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.8

1.1

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

Professional and related

1.5

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.5

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.3

Service

1.3

0.7

0.7

0.9

0.9

1.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

Protective service

1.7

0.7

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.7

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

Sales and office

1.3

0.5

0.6

0.9

0.9

1.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

Office and administrative support

1.1

0.5

0.6

0.9

0.8

1.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

2.3

1.5

1.4

1.9

2.0

2.3

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

Full time

0.9

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.9

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Part time

2.9

1.4

1.7

2.5

2.8

2.9

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.4

Union

1.1

0.6

0.9

1.2

1.3

1.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

Nonunion

1.2

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

1.2

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

Average wage within the following categories:2

Lowest 25 percent

1.7

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.7

1.7

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

Lowest 10 percent

3.9

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.2

3.9

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.8

Second 25 percent

0.9

0.6

0.6

0.8

0.9

0.9

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Third 25 percent

1.2

0.8

0.7

0.9

1.2

1.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

Highest 25 percent

1.3

0.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

Highest 10 percent

1.6

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.6

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

Establishment characteristics

Service-providing industries

0.9

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.6

0.9

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Education and health services

1.1

0.8

0.7

0.8

0.8

1.1

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

Educational services

0.7

2.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

0.7

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

Elementary and secondary schools

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.1

1.5

0.8

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.4

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

1.3

3.0

3.6

3.0

2.3

1.3

0.9

0.7

0.6

0.5

Healthcare and social assistance

3.0

0.7

0.6

0.8

0.9

3.0

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.5

Hospitals

4.5

0.9

0.8

0.9

1.1

4.5

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.5

Public administration

1.2

0.4

0.6

0.9

1.0

1.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

1 to 99 workers

2.1

0.9

0.8

1.2

1.2

2.1

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.5

1 to 49 workers

2.6

1.4

1.0

1.6

2.2

2.6

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.7

100 workers or more

1.0

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.7

1.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

100 to 499 workers

2.1

1.1

0.9

1.2

1.4

2.1

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

500 workers or more

1.0

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.7

1.0

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

State government

0.8

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.0

0.8

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.3

Local government

1.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

1.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

Geographic areas

Middle Atlantic

0.8

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.5

0.8

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

East North Central

2.3

1.9

2.2

2.0

2.3

2.3

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.3

West North Central

3.7

1.7

0.9

1.1

1.4

3.7

1.3

1.4

0.9

0.7

South Atlantic

1.2

0.6

0.5

0.7

1.1

1.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

East South Central

2.8

1.6

1.2

0.9

0.8

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4

Pacific

2.7

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.4

2.7

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

1A consolidated leave plan provides a single amount of time-off forworkers to use for multiple purposes, such as vacation, illness, or personalbusiness. Those with no consolidated leave plan often have separateleave plans for different purposes.

NOTE: For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms,see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" atwww.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20112012.htm.

2The categories are based on the average wage for each occupationsurveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and belowthe threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published inthe "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the UnitedStates, 2010." See Technical Note for more details.